Deployment NameGliderProjectDeployedRecoveredDaysDistancePayload BayOSNotes
ru06-20121207T2001ru06LTER2012-12-07
20:01Z
2012-12-18
11:00Z
10.688.3 km00367.06

All Notes (12)

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-20 09:47:40Informational

Glider landed and stayed still for several days. RV Gould was gracious enough to lend time to recover. Words are coming in slow, wing loss, chipped digifin, and bottom scratches. Not sure which wing at this point.

Recovered by Chance Miller aboard RV Gould.

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-13 14:50:23Informational

Switched to calling RU Analog

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-11 17:01:03Informational

Glider is in long term drift mode calling TWR.

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-11 11:40:21Informational

Given the tests the top culprits are the following in most likely order:

* attitude sensor is no longer reliable for heading measurements
* digifin is broken and stuck to one side
* combination of attitude, broken wing, unknown drag

Only remaining items to try are

* resetting the vehicle
* toggling power to attitude sensor
* surface sanity checks
* resetting power to digifin
* trying steeper angles (tried most of the shallow angles)

Glider is also suffering from a weak battery pack or running off a single pack that's also a tad weak. The compass started off working and from a slightly apparent possible wing loss event (roll change indicator, NOT ballast) it started acting strangely.

Shallow pitch angles did not change behavior. 30 deg down pitch still had issues.

Set fin in both directions, glider still apparently spun to right (at least thats what compass said)

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-09 12:06:35Informational

Appears to have compass problems, turning around. C_science_on 0 turned off science to save power.

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-08 22:35:40Informational

u_alt_min_depth 55

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-08 21:30:11Informational

Downcast only optics.

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-08 16:47:39Informational

u_pitch_max_delta_battpos .05
u_alt_min_depth 80: false hits around 20-60 m

Created by: dkaragon @ 2012-12-07 21:50:56Informational

Box waypoint list, need to set -1 initial after it hits first waypoint.

Created by: haskins @ 2012-12-07 16:35:57Informational

Payload bay configured with BBFL2SLO-338 and BB3SLK-796

This glider also has the Aquadopp-P 24336 ; Head ID: AQP 4965; Hardware ID: AQD 9709 on board.

Created by: haskins @ 2012-12-07 16:34:35Informational

Deployed by Nicole and Filipa out of Palmer Sta.

Created by: haskins @ 2010-05-10 15:14:50Informational

After pump diaphragm leak in Antarctica fore steam was sent to Webb on 4/30/2010 for repair.